| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011256 | Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education | 2013 | 13 Pages |
Internships are regarded to be essential and complementary to cruise (and tourism) curricula. Yet, their relevance remains largely unquestioned. This paper aims at exploring the internship-related perceptions of: cruise-employers, students and educators, whilst highlighting and interpreting potential misalignments. Our methodological paradigm is explorative-qualitative, utilising primarily content analysis complemented by semi-structured interviews. Students’ perceptions are derived through a systematic coding of 34 internship reports, whilst those of educators and employers extracted by 15 semi-structured interviews. General morphological analysis and cross-consistency assessment were applied to compare the different worldviews, followed by a discussion of implications and recommendations for tourism/cruise curricula.
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